Feng Shui Tips for Your Bedroom

Posted on
February 18, 2016
by
Derelle Ball

What’s Behind the Bedhead

Ideally, your bed should be placed in the bedroom so that both sides are accessible and there is a solid wall behind the bedhead. If there is a window behind the bedhead and you are unable to shift the bed to an alternative location, then draw the blind or curtains while sleeping.

From a psychological perspective, if your bedroom is located on the ground floor and you have an open window behind your bedhead, it places you in an uneasy position at night (esp if there is a road/walkway outside your window) where strangers could theoretically peak into your bedroom while you are sleeping.

Check for Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR) in the wall behind the bedhead if there is an electricity meter box or any other large electrical appliance on the other side of the wall adjoining your bedhead location.

Is the wall behind your bedhead adjoining a kitchen, laundry or bathroom? If so, check not only for EMR but also for water pipes in the wall cavity behind the bedhead. No matter how wonderful the mountain star qi may look on paper when you draw up a fei xing (flying stars) natal chart for your home and bedroom, if there is interference within the wall via EMR or water pipes, the mountain star qi is disturbed and not supportive for your health while sleeping.

I once had a client whose elderly father had recently moved into her home and he was experiencing increased headaches and difficulty sleeping. When I examined the location we discovered he was being affected by a significant amount of EMR from the transformer of a large aquarium positioned on the other side of the wall. The only solution in this case was to relocate the bed away from that wall.

The mountain star qi residing in the wall behind your bedhead is very important from a feng shui perspective. If your personal ming gua (also known as your kua) qi does not communicate well with the inherent mountain star qi in the wall, then you will not be nurtured and supported while sleeping. If the mountain star qi you absorb from the wall behind the bedhead while sleeping is a negative (sha) qi and it also attacks your personal ming gua, then increased illness and misfortune in relationships is much more likely to manifest.

Your ming gua is calculated via your solar year of birth and gender and indicates which directions best support you in your work and study environment and which mountain star qi best supports your health and relationships while sleeping. The mountain star qi in the wall behind your bedhead is determined via the surrounding landform, time period of construction and facing orientation of your home.

If after addressing all of the above, you still find you are not able to sleep properly, there is a possibility your bed may be affected by geopathic stress from underground water streams etc. Often if this is the case, there will be indications in the surrounding landform via trees with cancerous growths, hedges and/or sections of flora that simply will not grow, unusual ant trails, cracks in the ground etc. If you bring a Luo Pan into the room and watch the needle carefully, you will see it waver above the stress lines. One thing you can try in this case (if you're not able to relocate the bed to another location) is to place cork tiles on the flooring under the bed to help reduce the effect felt when sleeping on the bed.

Mirrors

When asleep, your spiritual energy expands out from your head chakra and if confronted with the reflection from a mirror positioned on or near the bedhead you are more likely to experience disturbed sleep patterns and restlessness.

If you sleep in a room where exterior street lights or a night light shines in your bedroom while sleeping and the light is reflected and amplified in mirrors, the energy becomes yang/active in nature and can make it more difficult for you to maintain regular, deep sleep patterns. If this is the case, then relocate the mirror and/or close the curtain or blinds at night to make the room darker (more yin) while sleeping.

There is some conjecture that mirrors in the bedroom automatically equate to the risk of third party interference in the relationship. Personally I do not subscribe to this superstition. Strategically placed mirrors can open up a small room and give the illusion of additional space as well as reflecting aesthetically beautiful objects and interior design.

Overhead Beams

When lying in bed, look up and if you have a solid beam running across the bed on the ceiling above you, then the flow of qi above the bed is disrupted when it encounters the beam and this can affect relationship harmony over time. The solution is to move the bed or if this is not possible, then cover the beam with a false/dropped ceiling or fabric.

Slanted Ceiling

If the ceiling above the bedhead is lower than the rest of the ceiling, then place lamps that shine light up towards the ceiling on either side of the bed and paint the ceiling a light white or cream colour to give the illusion of space and height.

Mould

Mould can trigger a wide variety of health issues ranging from sinus and respiratory concerns to inflammation, neurological issues and in some cases, chronic life-threatening illness through exposure to mycotoxins. Prolonged moisture provides the perfect environment for mould to manifest, so it pays to check for condensation and leaks in the ceiling, under the floor, in the walls, near pipes and in wet areas such as your kitchen, laundry and bathroom.

DO NOT try to remove mould with bleach because it doesn’t actually kill it – it only colours it. For non-porous surfaces a combination of 80% white vinegar and 20% water in a spray bottle works best. For further information on where to look for mould and if you find it, how to deal with it, I recommend you read this great article by Nicole Bijlsma:

There are a variety of advanced feng shui formulae and applications to help attract romance, stimulate fertility and support health qi in the bedroom. The key to all these applications is in the action, location and timing. Sometimes it’s a simple matter of placing a wood and water combination within your personal Peach Blossom location and other times you may be required to position your bed against a particular section of wall and make the bed with fresh new bed linen during a very specific time frame on a specific day.

It’s important to remember that these types of advanced feng shui applications cover a third of your overall luck potential via your Earth Luck. Many of these formulae also take into consideration another third of your overall luck potential which is your Destiny Luck.

Your Destiny Luck (also known as Heaven Luck) refers to the time, place and circumstances of your birth which cannot be controlled. That being said, by examining your personal astrology through various means, you can determine your general life path, major energy influences that have a higher probability of affecting you at particular times, your likely strengths and potential weaknesses.

The final third of your overall luck potential is known as your Mankind Luck. It refers to your subconscious beliefs and expectations, your personal choices, skills, education, values and virtues.

If you apply advanced feng shui formulae to increase the probability of attracting new love into your life, yet your subconscious belief and expectations around relationships is that all relationships are doomed, then you have in effect wiped out a third of your overall luck potential in this area.

If you are seeking significant change in your life and have struggled to successfully implement this change, then I recommend you read the following book: “The Winner’s Bible: Rewire your Brain for Permanent Change” by Dr Kerry Spackman.